Red Lentils Soup & Chicken Skewers

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Well known and used in Asia, particularly in India, Red Lentils are a great way of getting a wide range of nutrients like magnesium, zinc, potassium, and B vitamins.

Red Lentils Soup & Chicken Skewers

Nutty flavor of the red lentils…

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Course: Main Course

Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Serves: 2

Calories: 650kcal

Daily Value: 650kcal

Ingredients

Soup:

• 250 gr Red lentils
• 1 carrot
• 1 shallot
• 50 gr sour cream
• chives
• parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Skewers:

• 1 chicken breast fillet
• sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp soy sauce

Topping:

• pumpkin seeds
• pines nuts
• chives

Instructions

Red Lentils Soup

• Chop the shallot and dice the carrot;
• In a saucepan, heat a tablespoon of olive oil. Add the shallot and stir until the shallot becomes translucent;
  
• Add the carrot and stir for 2 minutes;
  
• Pour 500 cl of water and the red lentils;

  Stir and let it simmer for 20 minutes;
  
• Add the bay leaf for 5 minutes;

  Take the bay leaf off the saucepan, and add chives and parsley;

  Add the sour cream;

  Blend the soup until smooth in a blender or with an immersion blender;

Chicken Skewers

• Cut the chicken breast fillet into medium size pieces of meat;

  Set the chicken pieces on wood skewers;
  
• Coat the chicken with sesame seeds;
  
• Broil the chicken skewers in a frying pan, cook on each side for 7 minutes at medium heat;

  Pour two tablespoons of soy sauce and continue to cook until glazed;
  

Topping Bowl or Plate

• Pour a ladle or more of soup, a dash of sour cream, scattered with the pine nuts and the pumpkin seeds;

  Scattered with some chives;

  Enjoy!
  

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